Holmes - Brown wedding

Posted: Sunday, July 19, 2009

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Robb and Carole Holmes of Athens, Georgia are pleased to announce the marriage of their daughter, Lillian Carole Holmes of Athens, Georgia to Matthew David Brown of Athens, Georgia, son of Cathy Payne of John’s Creek, Georgia and David Brown of Summerville, Georgia.

The couple was married on Saturday, May 30, 2009 at 1 p.m. at Vogel State Park near Blairsville, Georgia. Rev. Don Randall, the Community Minister of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens, officiated over the ceremony.

The bride is the granddaughter of June J. Willis of Athens, Georgia and the late Samuel B. Morgan Jr.; and the late Robert and Rebecca Holmes of Zebulon, Georgia.

Lillian is a graduate of Clarke Central High School in Athens, Georgia and a graduate of the University of Georgia with a degree in Early Childhood Education. For the past 3 years, Lillian has been teaching Kindergarten at Chase Street School.

The groom is the grandson of the late Acton and Kathleen Brown; and the late Charles and Berdeana Aguar, all of Athens, Georgia. Matthew is a graduate of the University of Georgia with a degree in Business. He has been employed at the Classic Center and The Porterhouse Grill.

The bride was escorted down the aisle by her father, Robb Holmes.

Bridesmaids were Jennifer Barlow Watkins of Asheville, North Carolina; Rebekah Barlow of Asheville, North Carolina; Leticia Barlow of Savannah, Georgia, cousins of the bride; and Tessa Aguar of Burnsville, North Carolina, cousin of the groom.

Forrest Aguar of Athens, Georgia; Nathan Aguar of Athens, Georgia, cousins of the groom; and Matthew Lightsey of Atlanta, Georgia, cousin of the bride, all served as Groomsmen.

After a reception at Vogel State Park, the couple is currently traveling in the western United States and then spending the next year in New Zealand.